Bookplate for John Roger Davis
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a sketch of the corner of a room. The room includes a desk with papers and a framed portrait, a chair and ottoman, a lamp, a tennis racket, and two framed pictures on the wall. The pictures on the wall depict a steamboat and a person playing tennis. Beneath is the name John Roger Davis.
~ “Bookplate for John Roger Davis,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1811.
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Title
Bookplate for John Roger Davis
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper, featuring a sketch of the corner of a room. The room includes a desk with papers and a framed portrait, a chair and ottoman, a lamp, a tennis racket, and two framed pictures on the wall. The pictures on the wall depict a steamboat and a person playing tennis. Beneath is the name John Roger Davis.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS 1925.1
Album 1; 1 61 JR Davis
Album 1; 1 61 JR Davis
Coverage
PPL-MS: 1925.1.061
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4”H x 3 and ½”W